Department of Medicine House Staff Training Program
CAREER PLANNING SURVEY
 
   Last Name: First Name: I am a:
 
  1. Do you have an idea of what you would like to do after residency?
Yes      
  No (If no, proceed to question number 6)
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  2. Indicate below your interest in particular subspecialties of medicine and/or job types
Subspecialty Job Type
  Cardiology Private Practice
  Digestive and Liver Diseases Hospitalist
  Endocrinology Dept. of Health
  General Medicine NIH
Hematology/Oncology CDC
Infectious Diseases Business
Molecular Medicine Politics
Nephrology Doctors w/o Borders
Preventive Medicine Academic Position
  Pulmonary Other please explain
Rheumatology
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  3. Are you planning to apply to fellowship in the 2009-2010 academic year?
  Yes
   No
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  4. Are you interested in a career centered around research?
  Yes (if yes, proceed to question 6)
  No
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  5. Are you interested in a career centered around clinical practice?
  Yes (if yes, proceed to question 7)
  No
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  6. From a career perspective, check ALL areas of research you are interested:
  Basic Science Research  
  Translational Research  
  Clinical Research  
    Please briefly describe your prior research experience (if any).
   
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  7. We also want to begin this process by asking members of the leadership to meet individually with residents to
      discuss their career goals and/or interests.  Please choose from the list below the individual(s) you wish to meet
      with.
  A Chief Resident (Lydia Gedmintas, Maria Hamm, Darryl Abrams, Reshad Garan)
  As Key Faculty Advisor (Joseph Tenenbaum, Nancy Chang, Paul Lee, Gerald Ridge, Kathy Nickerson, Nick Fiebach, Beth Barron, Alex Montero, Jonathan Barasch, William Turner, Joseph Chang, Jennifer Lee, Marcia Lux, Ashmi Patel and Dan Crossman)
  Joseph Tenenbaum
  A Division Chief:
   
John Bilezikian (Endocrinology)
Edward Gelmann (Hematology/Oncology)
Ira Goldberg (Preventive Medicine)
Scott Hammer (Infectious Diseases)
Qais Al-Awqati (Nephrology)
Alan Schwartz (Cardiology)
Neil Schluger (Pulmonary)
Alan Tall (Molecular Medicine)
Steven Shea (General Medicine)
Timothy Wang (Digestive/Liver)
Robert Winchester (Rheumatology)
Donald Landry (Chair)
Columbia Faculty Members (please list name(s)
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  8. What role would you like your KFA to play during your residency training? Answer all that apply.
Give me advice about career planning
  Give me advice on how to deal with life as a resident
  Be aware of my life outside of residency
  Guide me to other faculty with similar career interests who might serve as additional mentors
  Give me feedback on my performance as a resident
  Remind me about what residency requirements I have yet to fulfill
 
Other
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      For PGY2s and PGY3s, please indicate which most accurately describes your assessment of the following       statement. PGY1s may skip to the end of the survey.
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  9. Mentoring during my residency has been adequate.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  10. My advisor (KFA) was aware of my life outside of residency and its impact on my training.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  11. My advisor provided me with necessary information and support for career planning.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  12. My advisor was available and accessible throughout the year.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  13. My advisor was knowledgeable about resources to help me pursue my career path.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  14. My advisor helped me identify my clinical areas of strength and those that required additional work based on my         E-value reports.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  15. My advisor was aware of my compliance with administrative responsibilities (work hours, discharge summaries,         etc.) and my elective plans.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  16. My relationship with my advisor has been a valuable one.
  Strongly Disagree
  Somewhat Disagree
  Neutral
  Somewhat Agree
  Strongly Agree
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  17. Did you have a mentor who was not your KFA? If so please indicate who, how you found him or her, and whether         you would recommend them to other residents.
 
Yes
  No
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        Please indicate which most accurately describes your assessment of the following statement.
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  18. As an intern my resident accompanied me on bedside rounds of my patients.
  Always
  Often
  Sometimes
  Rarely
  Never
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  19. As an intern I did bedside presentations of my patients.
  Always
  Often
  Sometimes
  Rarely
  Never
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  20. As an intern, my attendings participated in bedside teaching on my patients.
  Always
  Often
  Sometimes
  Rarely
  Never
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  21. Are there any elective activities which you have done which you would highly recommend to other residents. If so,         please indicate which ones.
 
Yes
  No
     
     
     
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  Please use this section to give comments on any area of career planning, personal or program-specific issue.
 
Thank you for filling out this survey!